Continuing-education / CPD renewal requirements for behavioral and mental health licenses in the Netherlands — hours or CPD model per cycle, mandated topics, live/interactive rules, and home-study limits. Pick a license for the full breakdown.
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Jeugd- en gezinsprofessional (Registered Youth & Family Professional / social professional, SKJ)
Regulator: Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Jeugd (SKJ) - Kwaliteitsregister Jeugd
120hours / credits / 5-year renewal cycle
60 live / interactive hours required
Mandated topics
No specific subject mandates — general CE hours only.
Home study: Not specified
Board notes: Statutorily anchored youth-care register (registration is mandatory for registered professionals delivering jeugdhulp under the Jeugdwet). Re-registration every 5 years requires demonstrating active professional development across three categories: 60 hours/points deskundigheidsbevordering (accredited formal + informal learning/CPD), 60 hours/points reflectie (structured reflection, e.g. intervision/supervision - a live/interactive activity), and 3,368 hours/points werkervaring (work experience). A valid VOG (certificate of good conduct, not older than 5 years 3 months) is also required. total_hours here (120) is the sum of the two CPD-type categories (deskundigheidsbevordering + reflectie); the 3,368 work-experience hours are separate. Note: other SKJ chambers differ - master-psychologen and master-orthopedagogen require 2,500 work hours plus 120 hours deskundigheidsbevordering (including 40 hours NIP/NVO-accredited scholing).
View full Social Worker requirements → VerifiedNetherlands
Psychotherapeut (Psychotherapist, BIG-register)
Regulator: BIG-register (CIBG, Ministerie van VWS) under the Wet op de beroepen in de individuele gezondheidszorg (Wet BIG)
CPDRe-registration in the BIG-register every 5 years is based on hours of professional practice, not on CPD hours. A psychotherapeut must have worked at least 3,120 hours as a psychotherapist over the 5-year period (approx. 12 hours/week average). If the work-hours standard (urennorm) is not met, re-registration can instead be earned via the scholing (accredited retraining/education) route. No fixed number of accredited CPD hours is mandated by the BIG-register for the basic psychotherapeut title.
No specific live / interactive hour requirement
Home study: Not specified
Board notes: Statutory BIG-register title (Wet BIG art. 3). Re-registration is hours-of-practice based: minimum 3,120 work hours over 5 years, assessed against the beoordelingskader psychotherapeuten. Alternative scholing/retraining pathway applies if the urennorm is not met. Many psychotherapeuten also hold the GZ-psycholoog title and/or an FGzPt specialist registration.
View full Psychotherapeut requirements → VerifiedNetherlands
Gezondheidszorgpsycholoog (GZ-psycholoog / Healthcare Psychologist)
Regulator: BIG-register (CIBG, Ministerie van VWS) under the Wet op de beroepen in de individuele gezondheidszorg (Wet BIG)
CPDRe-registration in the BIG-register every 5 years is based on hours of professional practice, not on CPD hours. A GZ-psycholoog must have worked at least 3,120 hours as a healthcare psychologist over the 5-year period (approx. 12 hours/week average). If the work-hours standard (urennorm) is not met, re-registration can instead be earned via the scholing (accredited retraining/education) route. No fixed number of accredited CPD hours is mandated by the BIG-register for the basic GZ-psycholoog title.
No specific live / interactive hour requirement
Home study: Not specified
Board notes: Statutory BIG-register title (Wet BIG art. 3). Re-registration is hours-of-practice based: minimum 3,120 work hours over 5 years. Alternative scholing/retraining pathway (herregistratie via scholing) applies if the urennorm is not met. GZ-psychologen who are also entered in a specialist register held by the FGzPt (e.g. klinisch psycholoog) are exempt from filing a separate BIG re-registration because the specialist register requirements exceed the BIG standard.
View full Psychologist requirements → How many CE hours do behavioral health licenses require in Netherlands?
In Netherlands, hour-based licenses require 120 to 200 continuing-education hours per renewal cycle depending on the license type; some credentials follow a CPD model instead. See the table above for each credential.
Do CE requirements differ by license type in Netherlands?
Yes. Social work, counseling, psychology, marriage & family therapy, and behavior-analysis credentials each have their own requirements, mandated topics, and renewal cycles in Netherlands. This page lists each one separately.
Updated July 2026 from official licensing-board, regulatory-college, and government sources. CE / CPD requirements change often — always confirm current rules directly with your licensing board or regulator before you renew. Informational only, not legal advice.